Antecedents of supply chain visibility in retail supply chains: A resource‐based theory perspective
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Abstract Although visibility has become a popular buzzword in the supply chain literature it remains an ill‐defined and poorly understood concept. It is assumed that if companies across supply chains have visibility of demand, inventory levels, processes, etc., that organizational performance improves. This research explores the antecedents of high levels of supply chain visibility from a resource‐based theory perspective across five different external supply chain linkages. We find that the level of visibility across these linkages differs considerably based on various contributing factors which are both technology and non‐technology based. Using resource‐based theory, we identify those factors that can give a sustainable competitive advantage to a supply chain linkage through a “distinctive” or high level of visibility.
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- Authors
- Barratt, M., & Oke, A.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Barratt, Mark
- ORCID
- Oke, Adegoke
- Venue
- Journal of Operations Management
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-01-17
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1217-1233
- ISSN
- 0272-6963 (ISSN-L)
- 1873-1317
- OpenAlex
- W2082865947
- Cited by
- 702
- References
- 7
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- FWCI
- 24.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Operations Management (publishedVersion)
- e-Publications@Marquette (Marquette University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Quality and Supply Management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Supply Chain and Inventory Management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Keywords
- supply chain visibility, retail supply chain, resource-based view, supply chain relationships, competitive advantage, inventory visibility
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